1. Concerning the Ammonites:Thus says the Lord: Does Israel have no sons?Or has he no heirs?Why then does their king inherit Gadand his people dwell in his cities?
2. Therefore, surely the days are coming,says the Lord,when I will cause an alarm of warto be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites;and it will be a desolate heap,and her towns will be burned with fire.Then Israel will be heirto those who were his heirs,says the Lord.
3. Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai has been devastated!Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,and run to and fro inside the walls;for their king shall go into captivity,and his priests and his officials together.
4. Why do you glory in the valleys,your flowing valley,O backsliding daughterwho trusts in her treasures, saying,“Who shall come against me?”
5. I will bring a fear upon you,says the Lord God of Hosts,from all those who are around you;and each of you will be driven out headlong,and no one will gather together the fugitives.
6. Yet afterward I will restore the fortunes of the sons of Ammon,says the Lord.